WEARING shorts and nothing else, Nur Wahyu runs around the water spring. Seconds later, the youngsters body is swallowed up by crystal clear water, scattering droplets all around. Taking a bath in the Umbulan spring in Pasuruan, East Java, is one of Wahyus favorite pastimes. The water is fresh and clear, he says.

And so it is. Its so translucent that the rocky bottom of the pond can be seen easily. You can even make out a needle, joked Ustad Nur B